BOXER David Lemieux’s father was shot dead during a 24-hour shooting spree in Canada last Tuesday. A man suspected of killing three people in Montreal on August 2 was shot and killed by police on Thursday in Montreal. 3 David Lemieux’s late father, pictured with his son, was murdered lastContinue Reading
The highest temperature for August in almost 20 years has been recorded with heatwave conditions forecast over the coming days. A value of 29.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Met Éireann’s Oak Park weather station at 3pm on Wednesday, the highest since the 30.3 degrees maximum at Balderrig, Co MayoContinue Reading
In recent decades, trans people have achieved limited rights. At the same time, anti-trans views and political backlashes have become more visible and effective in contesting those rights. For example, since 2009, according to the Independent Press Standards Organisation, there has been a 400% increase in reporting in trans issuesContinue Reading
YERMEY PINO’s agent is reportedly in talks with several Premier League clubs over a summer move for his client – with Arsenal allegedly leading the race. The winger caught the eye of multiple clubs last season with a string of impressive displays for Spanish big boys Villarreal. 2 Yeremy Pino’sContinue Reading
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock In March 2020, a few days before lockdown was introduced, the UK government launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, widely referred to as “furlough”. This scheme provided employees who were unable to work due to the pandemic with 80% of their pay (capped at £2,500 per month). The purposeContinue Reading
It cost a researcher only $25 worth of parts to create a tool that allows custom code to run on the satellite dishes.Continue Reading
Published in 1946, the novel Orphan of Asia, by Taiwanese author Wu Zhou-liu, tells the story of Hu Tai-ming. Born in Japan-occupied Taiwan, brought up in the Chinese tradition, Hu is forced into the Japanese educational system. Eventually he finds himself excluded by the Japanese, and witnessing the horror ofContinue Reading
WHEN an otherwise healthy young woman came down with a nasty cough she brushed it off thinking it was just a bug. Fearing it might be Covid she took multiple tests but when she spotted her neck was swollen she knew it was time to contact her GP. Alix thoughContinue Reading
H aving spent the best part of my childhood evenings sat on the sofa gasping incredulously as Hercule Poirot announces the murderer from a line-up of characters both highly questionable and amusing in equal parts, I would like to think of myself as somewhat of a whodunnit connoisseur. Naturally thrillerContinue Reading
Manufacturing a treatment this way would mean patients could get their treatment faster. Gorodenkoff/ Shutterstock Imagine a patient with a rare genetic disorder that makes their arms and legs have imprecise and slow movements. For years, the patient has faced serious restrictions in day-to-day life. They tried several treatments, butContinue Reading
